Rupert Arnold
CWGC and National Archives of Australia:
Arnold, Rupert John, Gunner, 15724, 3rd Battery, 1st Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
Wounded in action 28th July 1917, gunshot wound to the head perforating cranium
Died of wounds 29th July 1917 at the 46th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium
Aged 24
Son of Ralph and Emma Arnold, of Milton, Derby, England. Native of Seckington,
Warwickshire, England.
Buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Grave reference: III A 5.
Enlisted 11th October 1915, 16th Reinforcement, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade at Queensland
Age 22 years, 8 months
Trade – Labourer
Next of kin Father, Ralph Arnold, of Shackerstone, Atherstone, England. Changed to Milton, Derbyshire, England on 15th October 1917.
Height 6 feet, ½ inch
Weight 11 stone 8 pounds
Dark complexion, brown eyes, brown hair
Roman Catholic
1911 Census
A bank clerk
Son of Ralph, a farmer, and Emma Arnold, of Seckington, Tamworth, Staffordshire
CWGC and National Archives of Australia:
Arnold, Rupert John, Gunner, 15724, 3rd Battery, 1st Brigade, Australian Field Artillery
Wounded in action 28th July 1917, gunshot wound to the head perforating cranium
Died of wounds 29th July 1917 at the 46th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium
Aged 24
Son of Ralph and Emma Arnold, of Milton, Derby, England. Native of Seckington,
Warwickshire, England.
Buried in Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Grave reference: III A 5.
Enlisted 11th October 1915, 16th Reinforcement, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade at Queensland
Age 22 years, 8 months
Trade – Labourer
Next of kin Father, Ralph Arnold, of Shackerstone, Atherstone, England. Changed to Milton, Derbyshire, England on 15th October 1917.
Height 6 feet, ½ inch
Weight 11 stone 8 pounds
Dark complexion, brown eyes, brown hair
Roman Catholic
1911 Census
A bank clerk
Son of Ralph, a farmer, and Emma Arnold, of Seckington, Tamworth, Staffordshire